Rossetti Selected Poems (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Number of poems in Rossetti's selected collection
Number of poems in Rossetti's selected collection
15 poems
Rossetti's religious identity/movement
Rossetti's religious identity/movement
Devout Anglo-Catholic, practised Tractarian spirituality
Length of 'Goblin Market' narrative
Length of 'Goblin Market' narrative
567 lines
Four key themes in Rossetti's poetry
Four key themes in Rossetti's poetry
Temptation, renunciation, sisterhood, eschatological hope
Eschatological hope meaning
Eschatological hope meaning
Hope for salvation after death
Three categories of Rossetti's poems
Three categories of Rossetti's poems
Lyric love/death, dramatic monologues, visionary narratives
'Fallen women' in Victorian context
'Fallen women' in Victorian context
Women who had sex outside marriage
Publication year of 'Goblin Market'
Publication year of 'Goblin Market'
1862
Rossetti's volunteer work location
Rossetti's volunteer work location
Highgate Refuge for fallen women
Key differences: Rossetti vs Coleridge
Key differences: Rossetti vs Coleridge
Concrete domesticity, female speakers, spiritual pragmatism